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<p>The aim of this article is to present the hypothesis that a powerful earthquake, which resulted in, among others, the destruction and engulfment by water of the bay of two cities, Helike and Bura (373/72 BC) may have been one of two significant causes for which Plato drew attention to soil degradation and erosion processes in Attica and their potentially devastating effects. The second reason was the personally experienced anthropogenic transformation of the natural environment. The philological and historical commentary on the dialogue Critias also showed that Plato, in his analysis, used contemporary terminology in the field of natural sciences.</p>
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The aim of this article is to present the hypothesis that a powerful earthquake, which resulted in, among others, the destruction and engulfment by water of the bay of two cities, Helike and Bura (373/72 BC) may have been one of two significant causes for which Plato drew attention to soil degradation and erosion processes in Attica and their potentially devastating effects. The second reason was the personally experienced anthropogenic transformation of the natural environment. The philological and historical commentary on the dialogue Critias also showed that Plato, in his analysis, used contemporary terminology in the field of natural sciences.

Soil Degradation as a Matter of Concern for Plato: A Few Notes in the Margin of <italic>Critias</italic> (110–112, Ed. Burnet)

Studia Historiae Oeconomicae

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Soil Degradation as a Matter of Concern for Plato: A Few Notes in the Margin of  (110–112, Ed. Burnet)

The aim of this article is to present the hypothesis that a powerful earthquake, which resulted in, among others, the destruction and engulfment by water of...

Soil Degradation as a Matter of Concern for Plato: A Few Notes in the Margin of Critias (110–112, Ed. Burnet)

Publié en ligne: 22 mai 2024

Pages: 63 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sho.2024.42.1.005

Mots clés
soil degradation, erosion processes, earthquake, Helike, C

© 2024 Kazimierz Ilski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Soil Degradation as a Matter of Concern for Plato: A Few Notes in the Margin of Critias (110–112, Ed. Burnet)

Publié en ligne: 22 mai 2024

Pages: 63 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sho.2024.42.1.005

Mots cléssoil degradation, erosion processes, earthquake, Helike, C

© 2024 Kazimierz Ilski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
soil degradation, erosion processes, earthquake, Helike, C